Starcraft 2 - Magyaritas
English. German. French. Polish. Russian. Korean. Simplified Chinese.
He stared at the screen for a long time. His father, a former translator of Western sci-fi novels under the communist regime, had taught Dávid that a game without your language was a locked door. You could peek through the keyhole—understand the mechanics—but you’d never feel the room . starcraft 2 magyaritas
No salary. No corporate thank-you. Just a community that decided a universe as vast as the Koprulu Sector should speak their language. English
In 2012, he posted on a Hungarian gaming forum: "I have a playable terran campaign. Anyone want to help?" Polish
The Nerazim’s Oath: A StarCraft 2 Hungarian Localization Story
They called themselves (The Dark Knights), a nod to the nerazim—the dark templar who walked their own path. Part Three: The Great C&D Panic By 2015, the Magyarítás was 85% complete. All three campaigns. All unit responses. All achievement descriptions. They had even convinced a semi-professional voice actor to record Sarah Kerrigan’s primal zerg transformation speech, paying him in homemade pálinka and eternal gratitude.
People in the forum whispered: "They got a cease-and-desist." "Someone leaked the work to Blizzard." "Dávid gave up."